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Summary

Hut circle associated with enclosure south-west of Shell Top. Hut circle 'B' measures 3.7 metres in diameter (internally), with wall 0.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres high. The east and west walls of this hut have been robbed and now survive only as buried features.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015749: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/541
• Old SAM Ref: 28789

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140519 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

One of six hut circles associated with enclosure to the south-west of Shell Top. Hut circle 'b' at SX59236366 with a 0.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres high single orthostat wall surrounds a 3.7 metres diameter internal area. The east and west walls of this hut have been robbed and now survive only as buried features.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 133-5/102.496-501. (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Depicted on survey layer to the south-west of the enclosure.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015749 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape

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